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Cold CASE: Mexico Arrest Of Netas Gangmember For Deadly Reading Shooting
US Marshals have arrested the NETAS street gang member in Mexico who has been sought for 25 years in connection to a fatal Pennsylvania shooting, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
Israel Mendoza has been wanted by authorities since he allegedly shoot Michele Lutz in the back on Front and Elm Street killing her on August 2, 1998, according to Reading police.
Now 43 years old, Mendoza was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement in Jalisco, Mexico, on Friday, August 18th, 2023, according to the police release.
Mendoza was the third of four suspects to be a…
Victim Dies After Pair Charged In Reading Shooting
The victim in a Reading shooting died just hours after his alleged attackers were taken into custody, according to city police.
Authorities were called to the 300 block of Penn Street around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 18 for reports of shots fired, the department wrote in a release. They arrived to find that two men riding in a car had been ambushed, officials wrote.
One victim, 29, was found outside of the vehicle with injuries to his head and right arm, police said. The other, 30, was found in the crashed car at 5th and Penn streets with a gunshot wound to the head, they a…
Reading Man Shot 77-Year-Old During Robbery, Police Say
A Reading man is charged with shooting a senior citizen during an armed robbery earlier this month, authorities say.
Jose Escobar-Hernandez, 21, is the prime suspect in the Jan. 13 robbery that left a 77-year-old man with a non-fatal gunshot wound on Chestnut Street, Reading police told Daily Voice.
Investigators say they were surveilling Escobar-Hernandez at around 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan, 23, when they watched him walk into a building. When he exited, police gave chase, and the 21-year-old was arrested after a brief pursuit, authorities said.
Court records show Escobar-He…
2 Reading Men Hospitalized In Shooting, Say Police
Two men were shot on a Reading street late on Saturday, Oct. 29, according to police.
The victims, aged 22 and 28, were standing at the intersection of 8th Street and Penn Street at around 8:30 p.m. when a third unidentified man approached them and opened fire "after a brief exchange," authorities said.
One victim was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds to his abdomen, torso, and legs, police said.
The other was treated for a wound to the left hip, they added.
Both men were in stable condition as of Monday, Oct. 31, and there is "no danger to the general public at…
Fast-Acting Residents Stab Armed Burglar In Reading: Police
An armed burglar was stabbed by a resident over the weekend in Reading, authorities said.
Marley Serra-Seeley, 34, of Reading, broke into a Locust Street home and threatened the residents with a gun around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 15, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said.
A fight broke out, resulting in shots being fired and Serra-Seeley being stabbed in the neck, the chief said.
Serra-Seeley had fled by the time police arrived, but he was later captured and taken to Reading Hospital for treatment, they said. One of the residents was also taken to Reading Hospital for treatme…
Crack, AK-47 Style Rifle Seized In Reading Drug Bust
Police seized crack cocaine and weapons in a major bust, authorities said.
During a warranted search at 312 Wood St. in Reading on Thursday, April 21, Reading police seized three handguns, an AK-47 style rifle, approximately 18 grams of crack cocaine, and cash, police said.
The two residents were arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver and related charges. Their names were not released.
In addition, a third individual in the apartment was arrested for an outstanding warrant from the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, police said.
Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading
A Philadelphia man has been charged in the shooting deaths of two teenagers in Reading, authorities said.
Nyjee Jefferson, 26, is accused of fatally shooting two male victims in the 200 block of West Greenwich Street around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said.
The victims have been identified as José Ventura-Jiménez, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, whose name was not being released due to his age, police said.
Jefferson was arrested Sunday in Philadelphia on an unrelated parole violation warrant, according to police.
Jefferson is awaiting arraignmen…
